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Topic: "Frugal"
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The US National Retail Federation reported that 44% of consumers planned to buy gift cards for the 2023 holiday season.
9 Things That Frugal People Always Buy During the Holidays by Cynthia Measom →Saving
How To Have A Frugal Holiday Season – by the Frugal Friends Podcast
Jen and Jill will unwrap meaningful ways to celebrate frugally and offer mindset shifts to help you embrace the holiday season! →Investing
5 Things Frugal People Always Do With Their Investments by John Csiszar
1) Avoid Commissions 2) Use Passive Investments 3) Find the Lowest Cost Variations 4) Trade Infrequently 5) Check Regularly, but Infrequently
When shopping for anything, including investments, you should never confuse “frugal” with “cheap.” →Serious stuff
Frugal Festivities: Budget-Friendly Ways for Students to Celebrate the Holidays by Khanysha Coppin
For the budget-conscious student, here is a list of tips, tricks and money-saving ways to enjoy your holiday season and take part in other outdoor winter activities →Saving
Tis the season for joyous mingling but also spending. With a little bit of planning, there are ways to help you save money over the holidays, so that maybe you can continue to be merry after the holidays when the bills start to trickle in
Ways to help you save money over the holidays →Budgeting
U.S. News Frugal Shopper bloggers offer tips on preparing for the holiday season and conducting an end-of-year financial review.
10 Frugal Ways to Save This Fall By Kimberly Palmer →Saving
Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron Perzanowski
Explore how the Right to Repair movement is pushing back against companies which don’t want consumers fixing their products. →Saving
The 41 Best Money Tips From Highly Successful People by Jamie Ballard
These pointers will inspire you to achieve financial independence and stability. →Budgeting
56 Almost Effortless Ways to Save Money by Brooke Nelson Alexander
Practical tips from separating your bananas to slow down the ripening process to checking your tires →Saving
30 Ways to Save Money Like Your Grandma Did by Arricca Elin Sansone
Here's how to "waste not, want not" and save money like our grandparents did →Budgeting
15 Practical Budgeting Tips by Rachel Cruze
Whether you’re just getting started in the budgeting world or you want to up your game, these 15 budgeting tips will help →Word of the week
The Diderot Effect
The Diderot Effect states that when we acquire a new possession, it often leads to a cycle of acquiring even more new items. As a result, we end up buying things that our past selves never needed in order to feel content or happy.
The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need — And What to Do About It by James Clear →Quote of the week
"Save more money than you think you need. Life is unexpected and your future tastes will likely be more expensive. Not worrying about money tomorrow is worth more than whatever you could buy today."
- James Clear
Serious stuff
The Diderot Effect: Intertwined Behaviours by Dr. Shoury Kutappa
Our natural tendency is to consume more, not less. Taking active steps to reduce the flow of unquestioned consumption makes our lives better →Saving
Grocery shopping can be expensive, especially if you have a lot of mouths to feed. Here are eleven tips you can follow to save money on your next grocery run.
11 tips for saving money at the grocery store by Alexandria White →Saving
Our consumer culture pressures many of us to live above our means. The good news is that making a personal and household commitment to a more frugal lifestyle can be a fulfilling, healthy choice and can save you a lot of money.
65 Tips to Save Money Through Self-Reliance By Kale Roberts →Budgeting
Summer is expensive for families. With the kids home from school, your grocery bills will undoubtedly go up. If you pay for daycare or summer camp, that can also eat a big chunk out of your household budget.
50 Best Summer Budgeting Tips for Families By Dawn Allcot →Saving
5 Tips for Saving Money on Your Late-Summer Festivities By Nicole B. Simpson, CFP
- Plan Your Activities in Advance
- Share Costs With Family and Friends
- Use a Tourist Discount Card
- Set Financial Limits
- Save in Advance
Saving
Trying to build your savings, pay off debt and make the most of your money? You might want to try living like a billionaire — but only if that billionaire is Warren Buffett
11 Frugal Habits of Warren Buffett by Amanda Garcia →Word of the week
Frugal
When it comes to handling their finances, someone who is particularly cautious about spending less and saving more is said to be frugal.
Living frugally and happily in retirement by Investopedia →6 Frugal Habits of the Super Rich and Famous by Caitlyn Moorhead
For you to live frugally, you might want to take a page out of the super-rich.
- Pay using cash
- Pay yourself first
- Travel on a budget
- Live beneath your means
- Make your money work for you
- Invest. Invest. Invest.
Saving
"A $5,700 wedding dress for $64. Expensive baby items for a fraction of the price. Construction materials to renovate a home."
Podcast: Save money and the planet: How thrifting can help combat inflation →Quote of the week
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
- Epictetus
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